Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91
लिंगं दशाश्वमेधेशं दृष्ट्वा दशहरा तिथौ । दशजन्मार्जितैः पापैस्त्यज्यते नात्र संशयः
liṃgaṃ daśāśvamedheśaṃ dṛṣṭvā daśaharā tithau | daśajanmārjitaiḥ pāpaistyajyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
தசஹரா திதியில் தசாஷ்வமேதேஷ லிங்கத்தை தரிசித்தால், பத்து பிறவிகளில் சேர்த்த பாவங்கள் நீங்கும்—இதில் ஐயமில்லை।
Skanda
Tirtha: Daśāśvamedha
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at dawn on Gaṅgā by Daśāśvamedha ghāṭ; a Śiva-liṅga shrine nearby; devotees with folded hands on Daśaharā, lamps and water offerings, sense of sins dissolving into the river-light.
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Śiva-darśana in Kāśī, especially on Daśaharā, is presented as a supreme purifier that breaks long chains of karmic burden.
Daśāśvamedheśa liṅga shrine associated with Daśāśvamedha tīrtha in Kāśī.
Darśana of the Daśāśvamedheśa liṅga specifically on Daśaharā tithi.